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Elek Bacsik
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Budapest, Hungary
Elek Bacsik (22 May 1926 – 14 February 1993) was a Hungarian-American jazz guitarist and violinist. He was the cousin of guitarist Django Reinhardt. Bacsik was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was the son of Árpád Bacsik and Erzsébet Pócsi. He studied classical violin at the Budapest Conservatory before moving to jazz guitar. He worked in a big band with Jozsef Quitter and Geza Szabo and recorded…
Known for
- Discorama — Self1959
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Hungary
- Active from
- 1926-05-22
- Active to
- 1993-02-14
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- 4,970
- Total plays
- 39,333
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Elek Bacsik (22 May 1926-14 February 1993) was a Hungarian jazz violinist and guitarist. Bacsik was of Gypsy descent and probably studied at the Budapest Conservatory but found his primary musical inspiration in bebop pioneers Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. He worked in Paris in the early 1960s (he recorded two albums on guitar and he worked with Serge Gainsbourg on the album "Confidentiel") and in Las Vegas starting in 1967. Bacsik recorded <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Elek+Bacsik">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elek
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Glen Ellyn
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Fontana Records
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- date of birth
- 1926-05-22
- date of death
- 1993-02-14
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